Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has granted pardon to 17 prisoners serving various jail terms in the state.

He equally commuted the death sentences on four other prisoners to life imprisonment.

Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Mr. Adejuwon Soyinka, said this in a statement issued and signed in Abeokuta on Thursday.

Soyinka said that the gesture was part of activities marking the 2016 Democracy Day and June 12 remembrance anniversaries in Ogun State.

“Seventeen prisoners serving different jail terms in Ogun State have been granted pardon by the State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun. Four others also have their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment,” Soyinka said.

According to the media aide, the Governor’s gesture was, “in line with the power conferred on him by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended.”

He added that the gesture “is in exercise of the Governor’s power to grant prerogative of mercy to convicts as conferred by the Constitution of the country.”

Those granted amnesty by the Governor are: Wale Ibidapo Ogungbade, Emmanuel Obi, Oshilaru Abiodun, Wasiu Raimi, Abiola Samuel, Obi Moses, Abiodun Odedele, Ojo Wasiu, Lateef Bello, Dosu Sunday, Kayode Ogunsawo Sunday Agbehi, Stephen Kolade, Saburi Adebayo, Lekan Shodiya, Ogunsanya Segun and Tolani Ajayi.

The four prisoners on death row whose sentences were commuted to life imprisonment are Akeem Fatai, Nnamdi Osuagu, Sunday Oloyede and Idowu Okanlawon.

Signed

Adejuwon Soyinka
Senior Special Assistant (Media)
Ogun State Governor

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/06/amosun-pardons-17-prisoners.html

Great

Hum... The power of supremacy. May our freedom never deny by gov't or sickness. God bless the governor.

just 17
what kind of lazy wicked gwamna is this
2/3rd of jailed are awaiting trial more than the time they would have spent if they had been convicted

he has his reason for that

FROM DEATH SENTENCE
TO
LIFE INPRISONMEOkay

From frying pan to fire

"Iku ya jesin"

We developed Lagos and Ogun----------------(IPOB yoots)

Ok

I see 10 of them turning to pastor(s)

Somebody should monitor those freed inmate so they would not go back to street again and cause trouble

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I thought that list was supposed to include only yorubas but I can see our brothers from the rising moon ably represented.. My guess is they came to develop my state

: This is commendable

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but this death sentence to life sentence kwa....does it make any sense..either way..they are dead.abi ..

parade we remove headrest!! Three hearty cheers to the executive Governor of Ogun state Ibikunle Amosun PFA, HIV, AIDS. Parade we replace headrest. Standstill!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*runaway*

Good one from you sir, but what difference does it make, converting a death sentence to life inprsmnt.

why don't you just free them once and for all, and take the full glory at once.

ok

D flat head from the east are well represented

Probably because he doesn't have money to feed the prisoners in jail

[color=#990000][/color] Hmmm, I can imagine how happy they are right now. Second chance